lintel

/lĩˈtɛw/

o noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
lintéis

Meaning

  1. lintel

    • O lintel está rachado.

      The lintel is cracked.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Türsturz

Türsturz is the German word for the same thing — both mean "lintel."

Spanish

dintel

dintel is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "lintel."

French

linteau

linteau is the French word for the same thing — both mean "lintel."

Practice

1 What does lintel mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ está rachado.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches lintel?

noun

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